Martina Sorbara

Martina Sorbara
Martina Sorbara performing with Dragonette in October 2009
Background information
Born	November 13, 1978 (1978-11-13) (age 33)
Origin	Ontario, Canada
Genres	Electropop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Associated acts	Dragonette

Martina Sorbara (born November 13, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Greg Sorbara, who is a Member of Provincial Parliament, formerly the Minister of Finance in Ontario.

Her debut album, Unplaceables, was released independently in 1998 and is no longer in print.

Sorbara's second album, The Cure for Bad Deeds, was released independently in 2000. An expanded version of the album appeared on MapleMusic Recordings in 2002. Both versions of the album were produced by Jian Ghomeshi. Martina's only single from the album was "Bonnie & Clyde II", which also had a music video that got airplay on MuchMoreMusic, as well as making an appearance on the Women & Songs compilations. The song also appeared in the film, All I Want, starring Elijah Wood and Franka Potente.

Sorbara recorded a version of the Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", for the 2003 Nettwerk compilation album, Maybe This Christmas Too?. That same year, she was featured on the soundtrack to Uptown Girls singing the song "Spinning Around the Sun". She can also be heard on the From the Girls compilations issued by Nettwerk that contained a new recording of a song called "Withered on the Vine".

Since 2005 she has served as the frontwoman of the Canadian New Wave/electropop band, Dragonette.

She sang on the 2006 Basement Jaxx single, "Take Me Back to Your House", which she also co-wrote and appears in the video for. She was credited as Martina Bang.

In 2009, Sorbara was featured on the The Henrys album Is This Tomorrow singing on the track "Chair by the Window". She is also featured in Kaskade's song "Fire In Your New Shoes".^[1]

In 2010, Sorbara performed the vocals in Martin Solveig's song "Hello".

Discography

• 1998: Unplaceables
• 2002: The Cure for Bad Deeds (Nettwerk)

References

1. ^ The Globe and Mail, Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2009 Slowly, slowly, a sultry revelation emerges

External links

• Dragonette
• Media related to Dragonette at Wikimedia Commons

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Name	Sorbara, Martina
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Short description	Canadian singer-songwriter
Date of birth	November 13, 1978
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